I’ve had the distinct pleasure and honor working with The Minneapolis Pops for a couple seasons now. The Mpls Pops is a professional orchestra, mostly comprised of musicians who are also employed with the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, that plays free concerts for Twin Citians. Over the years, the Mpls Pops […]

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Custom screen printed Rock Posters have always been big in certain music scenes (And will probably continue to be for a very long time). Sadly, the main stream does not share this sentiment, but one day… oh, yes… one day they shall! Whether you’re part of a music scene that embraces the beautiful art of a […]

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Image via WikipediaI was speaking with a friend the other day about patches. When I was in high school, patches and buttons were the way to customize your book bag and show off your stunning and ever-so-hip musical taste. The more enviable patches were those that showed more local and/or obscure bands (as opposed to […]

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Image via WikipediaFor the newbies to the cultBLOG, I like to use Jay Conrad Levinson’s definition of “Guerrilla Marketing” –mostly because he coined the term and has written about infinity and a half books on the subject. His basic definition of Guerrilla Marketing is accomplishing ordinary business/marketing goals by unconventional means. In the same respect, […]

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Image via WikipediaIf you’ve been reading the cultBLOG at all, you get how much I stress the need for merchandising; but properly merchandising your band or music organization is about more than just buying a run of one-color t-shirts and schlepping them to all over the place. No. There is actually logic behind all the […]

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Image via WikipediaAfter completing the graphic design work for the new “7th Calling” T-shirts earlier this week and screen printing them last night, I can say I was EXHAUSTED!
In addition to the physical demands of screen printing and sitting at a computer for hours doing various design/miscellaneous business tasks, there are many mental and emotional […]

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Image via WikipediaThough it’s one of the most important parts of promotion, printing can often be the first cost to be skimmed off the top when people begin to get budget-conscious. In any printing, whether it be screen printing, pad printing, or offset printing, there are several factors to consider when adding up the cost. […]

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I may seem a little biased for writing this article because Cult Status sells primarily custom, silk screened t-shirts, posters, stickers, and other merchandise; but I want to address some important things to consider when using an ink-jet for making your merch. I’ve seen a couple bands use certain websites that allow people to order […]

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I’ve been finding that the cultBLOG audience is slightly different, and a bit more spread out than the typical Cult Status client. So I says to myself, I says, “Why don’t we offer some blog-only specials”???
So now we are. Cult Status is proud to announce the cultBLOG merch specials Page!! (These specials will not be […]

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